Education Vs. Experience
Which matters more - education or experience? Academics are important, but a go-forward attitude combined with work experience is necessary. Don’t let a lack of education slow you down. Some of the most successful...
Teachable Moments of Realizing That Attitude is Everything in 2021
Have you ever met someone with a complete and utter disregard for their work and the people they work with? In today’s A-HAW moment, I cover a story about a nurse who had a...
Remember That There Are 100 Ways to Skin a Cat and Ways to Accomplish Tasks
Today’s A-HAW Moment is about a former nurse I knew who could no longer manage patients because it was too physically hard for her. Instead, she started to move into nursing instruction. She recommended...
Sometimes Laughter is the Best Medicine for Patients
We all have heard that ‘laughter is the best medicine’ and in nursing circles, it’s absolutely true. Humor in the ER is important for nurses and medical professionals. My ability to laugh WITH patients...
Don’t Flash Your Badge of Greatness - Be Humble
This week's A-HAW moment relates a story about the time I got involved in helping a patient having a Grand Mal seizure when I happened to be in Thailand a few years ago. An...
Do Nurses Eat Their Young?
This new week brings a dose of reality to nurses everywhere. Many of you, like me, may have gotten into nursing to help people, to give, to offer help, to service people. My mother...
The Stigma Of Being A Male Nurse
Today’s A-HAW moment clip revolves around my decision-making about becoming a male nurse. When I joined ROTC over 20 years ago, I was one of the few guys that had intentions of becoming a...
45 Days For a New Employee To Show You Who They Are
I titled today’s post ‘45 Days’ because I find that it's about the length of time (about six weeks) that a new employee starts to show habits of who they really are. As a...
Importance of Taking Time to Pause and Evaluate Your Business
In todays’ A-HAW moment, I share thoughts for your home healthcare business to have what I call a ‘pause month.’ This is the time when you literally clean the house. During the pause month,...
What is an A-HAW Moment? DaveTheNurse Answers Q&A Friday Question
Hi, DaveTheNurse on Q&A Friday from the slopes of Snoqualmie Pass, WA with a question “What is an A-HAW moment?” Great question! When I was putting together the Health & Wealth Academy last year,...
Entrepreneurs Use Your Free Time To Create Content
Coming up with ideas and topics to share as content can frequently be a struggle. You might sit in front of your laptop with good intentions to write a blog post, sketch out some...
Stay Playful and Have Fun at Work With Positivity
One of the ways I continue to survive in the nursing profession is by staying playful. It’s part of my personality, and I like to have fun in my profession. I can’t remember too...
That A-HAW Moment of Realizing It's Hard to Sell Yourself
It’s hard to sell yourself! I know, I’ve been there. I’ve had other entrepreneurial ventures, with good products, and I failed in some way to sell myself to a potential investor or client. It...
That A-HAW Moment on Self Awareness is Key
In today’s A-HAW moment, I share some insights that I’ve learned about self-awareness on the job. It’s important to have real conversations in the office, in the clinic, with your team, and with doctors....
That A-HAW Moment of Facing Nursing School Anxiety and Overthinking Everything
In today’s A-HAW moment, I want to talk about the pressures that you face in nursing school. You’re constantly under the gun to get high grades, to excel in classes, and to do well...
That A-HAW Moment of Asking for Help
I recently met with a guy who is a nurse practitioner who has dreams of starting his own business. He's been a practicing NP for several years and has a vision of the great...